Trolley Trail Day & Porchfest!

Check out all the events for Trolley Trail Day! Visit www.trolleytrailday.org. The hashtag is #trolleytrailday

There will be activities at the Old Parish House between noon – 4pm.

There will also be a Porchfest that same day!

Schedule:

The Dead End, 6705 Rhode Island Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

Between Riverdale Park and Old Parish House.  Music from 11-2

11am – Allison Hughes Acoustic covers and originals by Allison and friends.   Allison has lived, taught and performed in College Park for 19 years.  She directs College Park Chorale and is a member of local bands Paint Branch Creek and Laundry World.  AllisonSings.com

12 noon – Kampfire Karaoke Singalong with Rumi! Sing fun songs by The Beatles, Indigo Girls, and more, with a digital songbook!  Rumi will bring her acoustic guitar, you bring your voice and your smartphone!

1pm – Open Mic! Sign up starts at 1:00pm!

2pm – The Overthinkers acoustic trio — Amy Moffitt (vocals, uke), Chuck Rainville (bass), Mike Carlowicz (guitar, vocals) — playing covers of Americana rock, folk, indie, and deep-cut country. We sing lyrics that make you think, but not too much.

Calvert Road Green at the corner of Rhode Island and Knox. Music from 12-4

 Relax and recharge with the College Park City-University Partnership and the College Park Arts Exchange on Old House Parish Green!  Bring your blankets + chairs and meet your neighbors at the Corner Green (Corner of Rhode Island and Calvert) from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. for live acoustic music from Mike Hummel, Joshica Acoustic, Kristin Rebecca, ZooKulele Collective & Dave. 

 ZooKulele Collective & Dave are a local string group predominated by ukulele highlighted with a splash of kazoo (& Dave on guitar!). An upbeat ensemble covering a range of high energy tunes across a wide range of genres. Fun for everyone, come dance and sing along.

Kristin Rebecca defines the term modern folk. With a background in classical voice, lever harp and folk guitar Kristin combines elements from each field to forge a new sound in a traditional genre. http://www.kristinrebecca.com 

 Mike Hummel is a prolific songwriter whose “fresh sixties” sound combines the melody and wit of the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel, the commentary of Pete Seeger, and the passion of early Cat Stevens.  Check out a sample of Mike’s original music here: Little Miracle

Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park.  Music from 12-4

At the Old Parish House, there will be music throughout the afternoon with Miles Spicer kicking things off at 12:00 p.m., Eric Maring AKA Mr. M, Dom Elliot, and Janine Wilson wrapping things up. Resource tables include College Park Academy, College Park Bicycles, District 3 County Councilmember Eric Olson, RISE Investment Partners, samples from Marathon Deli and Rita’s Italian Ice! 

Eric Maring, known to his young students and families as “Mr. M”, is an early childhood music specialist, a music therapist, a performing songwriter, and a multi-instrumentalist.  https://www.maringmusic.com

Dom Elliott plays a mix of acoustic-pop originals and covers as well as electro-pop instrumentals using a loop station. Dom has been playing music in the DMV for over 25 years in bands and as a soloist.   Instagram: @domelliottmusic,  YouTube: DC Music Docs

College Park Aviation Museum, Wrap Party with live music and food/beverage trucks 5-8pm.

Laundry World + Chorale Trolley Trail Day Wrap Party!! Close out Trolley Trail Day with live music at the Aviation Museum.  Local band “Laundry World” will be joined by the College Park Chorale for a special ‘one night only’ concert of iconic hits.  All killer, no filler, plus rockin’ choir parts. Bring a blanket or chair! Free!  Food and beverages for purchase.  

Laundry World is a rock and indie cover band based in College Park, named after the Route 1 landmark laundromat of the same name. Since 2017, the band has enjoyed entertaining local friends and crowds at previous Trolley Trail Days, local Porchfests, at College Park Day, and at the inaugural Friday Night Live! concert at College Park‘s City Hall Plaza. From rock to country to funk, you never know what you’re gonna get but you know it’s gonna be fun. 

 The College Park Chorale is a community choir performing a wide variety of choral music at concerts and community events in the College Park area.  The focus of the group is to welcome all who wish to sing and to create community through music.  Chorale Is a program of the College Park Arts Exchange.  CollegeParkChorale.org

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